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V-Belt Replacement (1) lehighsail at 3:46pm 02.27.22 Ask All Sailors 20/3018 At the end of last season I noticed that the belt that powers my seawater pump on my Yanmar 3YM30 wa
Morse or no morse Jacktar at 1:51pm 02.27.22 Ask All Sailors 35/2792 Love the new strobe light to replace flares, only problem is most of western world knows the signifi
How do you decide on your control lines for your sails? jssailem at 12:01pm 02.27.22 Ask All Sailors 1/777 Running Rigging, specifically control lines for your sails - sheets. How do you go about deciding ab
The LiFePo4 Revolution! jviss at 10:55am 02.27.22 Ask All Sailors 50/5025 I have been a bit of a battery nerd for a long time, even though I don't know as much as many here o
Builder's Plaque jviss at 10:22am 02.27.22 Tartan 16/2977 @Sean K this one's for you! One great disappointment to me is that the builder's plaque for my boat
Is your boat a finely assembled, original manufactured piece of art work? jssailem at 7:21am 02.27.22 Ask All Sailors 33/2755 How do you look at your boat and what do you consider when something goes amiss? Is your boat a pr
MacGregor 26X Transom mast support/carrier keithl at 12:44am 02.26.22 Parts Search 0/391 my mac26x only has a console mounted mast roller carrier. It does allow pilot cover and cockpit bimi
Hunter 23.5 - Tiller Extension size Sailing Tiger at 9:39pm 02.25.22 Smaller Boats 5/1615 I am looking for suggestions as to the best length of a tiller extension for the aluminum tiller for
315 Sail Insignia Size (1) Skipper John at 9:04pm 02.25.22 Catalina 310 4/1126 Continuing some posts about our new 315, can anyone figure out why the Catalina insignia on the sail
bilge pump brand mm2347 at 6:44pm 02.25.22 Ask All Sailors 10/2508 what are the best bilge brands
Hunter 340 salon table specs dimensions, design etc doccjt at 4:39pm 02.25.22 Big Boats 3/1368 I need to design and build a replacement salon table top for Hunter 340. Does anyone have or can sha
Hunter holding tank fconmass at 12:20pm 02.25.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2931 I have a1993 Hunter 30T. I may have to replace my holding tank. I have looked online for what size
WTB Oday Mariner Wing_Mechanic at 10:39am 02.25.22 Day Sailers 3/702 Hopefully it's ok to post this here: I'm in search of an Oday Mariner in the south east United Stat
Sail slug replacement dreadpiratk at 10:37am 02.25.22 Big Boats 4/2113 Re-posting this here for more boat specific info hopefully I have a 1989 Catalina 34. One of my win
Hack Freedom 20/Link-2000R for LiFePo4? jviss at 9:08am 02.25.22 Musings With Maine Sail 19/3185 Has anyone considered "hacking" their older charge/inverter system to work with a LFP bank? I was t
Xenes LiFePO 4 Smart BMS Battery Management System (1) jviss at 9:04am 02.25.22 Musings With Maine Sail 0/682 Is anyone here familiar with this product? Xenes is a German company. The pricing seems quite rea
Fuse ratings Ilanortho at 5:51am 02.25.22 Ask All Sailors 42/7076 Hi all; Is a 10A fuse designated as 24V still a 10A fuse for 12V system? Tech told me yes, Ohm's law
Yanmar 2GM20F cooling problem stuendan at 11:03pm 02.24.22 Mid-Size Boats 10/2742 Got the boat back in water with antifoul, prop speed and new cutlass bearing + 2 new stop cocks (bal
HJull number engraved on hull of Hunter Legend Suntala66 at 5:45pm 02.24.22 Mid-Size Boats 4/739 Looking for the hull number engraved on my 1991 Hunter 37.5 Legend for registration in Delaware. Can
What are these. (5) mikeracca at 5:33pm 02.24.22 Catalina 30 8/1531

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1985 Hunter hull Terry Cox at 11:47am 05.21.25 According to the photo gallery, the 37.5 has a step on transom as does the 37, but much higher. Both
1985 Hunter hull Crazy Dave Condon at 11:47am 05.21.25 First, what is the hull number which will give you the model boat, month and year when the hull was
Do you folks strap your boats to your trailers? (2) thinwater at 11:40am 05.21.25 I feel like this may be a stupid question that will get me burned! But, my Venture 21 came on a tra
Hunter 260 Electric Conduit in Ceiling Crazy Dave Condon at 11:24am 05.21.25 Where is the VHF located. Is there an inspection port inside the boat in the ceiling starboard sid
Reefing lines missing but unclear how to install them - Precision 23 Crazy Dave Condon at 11:07am 05.21.25 Although Precision sailboats are no longer being built, one of the owners is still building parts.
Reefing lines missing but unclear how to install them - Precision 23 BarryL at 11:06am 05.21.25 Hello, I believe the '1/2 eyes' that you describe are for a lazy jack system. If you do some googli
Spring Cruise - San Juans pt 2 kappykaplan at 10:56am 05.21.25 I had no idea cucumbers were so high in calories :facepalm: ! It's not the cucumbers, it's the but
Jabsco Lite Flush electric toilet Foot switch alternative msin99 at 10:55am 05.21.25 Thanks for your replies ... I was thinking of something less expensive than the Jabsco options which
Sunken Treasure SteveHughessails at 10:27am 05.21.25 I was hoping it was going to be on top of the water by now. :-) I sure hope you don't have to look
Rubber Bottom Flap Buckets Foswick at 10:12am 05.21.25 I had to look this up. Assumed "Rubber Bottom Flap Buckets" was a bluegrass band. Welcome to the for
Reefing lines missing but unclear how to install them - Precision 23 flyingwaspsailing at 10:06am 05.21.25 Thanks. I'll take a look. I think the lens distortion accentuates the slightly short mainsail widt
Reefing lines missing but unclear how to install them - Precision 23 shemandr at 9:53am 05.21.25 I can't get past why the main doesn't fit the boom. All I can offer is that for that first reef, t
Sunken Treasure Grumps at 9:38am 05.21.25 UPDATE: Finally got the hull number and seems to be a 1985 model. Not sure about the length since th
Do you folks strap your boats to your trailers? boulevardtalonman at 9:38am 05.21.25 I have strap eyes on the stern of my Chrysler C22. I cross left to right between the trailer and bo
C&C 24 bow hatch deck repair fred1diver at 8:39am 05.21.25 With a tube of six10 you can do many repairs, make sure you get extra mixing tips to use later
C&C 24 bow hatch deck repair darmyvt at 8:38am 05.21.25 Thanks guys. Access (without cutting open deck) is tight to nearly zero. West Marine (big price mark
C&C 24 bow hatch deck repair fred1diver at 8:34am 05.21.25 I second the six10 it is amazing product or you can mix epoxy and add fillers to it, they sell tubes
Spring Cruise - San Juans pt 2 Ralph Johnstone at 8:27am 05.21.25 I clearly need to lay off those cucumber sandwiches. I had no idea cucumbers were so high in calo
C&C 24 bow hatch deck repair shemandr at 8:24am 05.21.25 I was thinking about using fiberglass mat as per Andy at Boatworks Today. I think he would use the
Spring Cruise - San Juans pt 2 Hello Below at 8:24am 05.21.25 No idea where we are heading next, which is just the way we like it. No doubt we will cross paths

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